Ten year old Rex LaMastres left with lead in lung
Rex LaMastres of Scott City carries a fragment of lead after a .22 shell exploded while a friend hammered it to extract powder. He was treated overnight. doctors hope no infection develops and a protective tissue may form around the bullet, possibly avoiding surgery. Fourth of July celebrations sweep Western Kansas communities as harvest ends. Fireworks, races, and picnics planned in Ulysses Hugoton Syracuse and others. Rex’s condition and summer festivities anchor regional news as vendors and professionals adjust plans.
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John Frazier
Rex LaMastres
Scott City
Rex
Kansas
Ulysses
Hugoton
Ort City
Syracuse
Boat Launch Goes Wrong as Car Slips Into River
Middleton resident Bennie Harrod of Miamisburg backed his trailer into the Miami River to launch a boat when the car slid into the water. He pulled his six month old son from the front seat before the vehicle vanished.
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Middleton
Ohio
Bennie Harrod
Miamisburg
Miamiiver
Harrod
Elkhart films blaze and GI trial in Japan ends
In Maebashi Japan the long trial of four American soldiers accused of starting a pinball parlor riot and assaulting police concluded with prosecutors seeking jail terms of four to six months. Judge Tsuneo Yamaguchi set July 20 for verdict. Defense urged acquittal for Cpl Walter R McKenzie on misidentity grounds. In Denver a 1952 car theft occurred after Mrs Frances R Karsh’s car wouldn’t start and was later found stolen with keys left inside.
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Maebashi
Japan
Tsuneo Yamaguchi
Frank Scholmes
Los Angeles
Walter R. McKenzie
Natel Park
Mich
Scolinos
McKenzie
Pit
Alan May
Chicago
Pfe
Kenneth C. Reynolds
McGehee
Ark
C. Jesse Nordyke
Minneapolis
Kas
Denver
Frances R. Karsh
Fugitive Mathes Captured By Hutchinson Police
A 31-year-old man who escaped Beatrice jail after beating the sheriff was arrested in Hutchinson. Identified as Thomas Smith Mathes Pawhuska Oklahoma the fugitive used Anthony Jameson while staying at a local hotel since June 23. He faced car theft escape and bad check warrants. Police say an FBI tip led to the capture when he offered surrender during a phone call. Officers spotted him at a tavern and restrained him as he lunged toward a gun.
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Hutchinson
Beatrice
Neb
Thomas Smith Mathes
Pawhuska
Oklo
Anthony Jameson
Carl Spriggs
Mathes
Spriggs
FBI
Sgt
Clarence Reid
Forest Fires Under Control
Forest firefighters in New Mexico and Arizona report dramatic gains as weather shifts. Over a thousand men battling about 150 fires say most have been controlled, ending a season labeled the worst on record in the Southwest. Recent rains hint at a transition from fire season to wetter conditions.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Arizona
Girl Found Dead on Patio of Her Home
Carol Elaine Drennon a 14 year old adopted daughter of Lawrence Drennon a wealthy businessman and church leader was found stabbed to death on her home patio in Springfield Missouri police say a pocket knife matching wounds was found in a garage and a 13 year old brother David Drennon was questioned authorities noted the autopsy found no sexual assault and questions remain about the family relationship and motive
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Springfield
Carol Elaine Drennon
Lawrence Drennon
Grants Avenue Baptist Church
Drennon
Ridgecrest
N.C
David Drennon
David Gorelick
Carol
Flames Fanned By Strong Wind At the Outset
Fire of unknown origin raged for two hours in Elkhart early today, destroying Bloochart drug store, Elkhart bakery, and an empty office building and damaging two others. The blaze, aided by a strong wind, spread to a theater and another building before containment around 4 30 a m. Two men were injured, one severely, as crews from multiple towns assisted the Elkhart department. Damage estimate and cause were not yet determined at noon.
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Elkhart
Fred Coultjee
Garden City
Liberal
Ulysses
Hugoto
Guymon
Okla
Coultice
Danny Witcher
Witcher
Bloodhart Drug Store
Drought Relief Urged For 24 Kansas Counties
Gov. Fred Hall recommends extending the drought relief program for 24 Kansas counties to Oct 1. Counties listed include Cheyenne Sherman Wallace Greeley Hamt on Morton Logan Wichita Kearny Hodgeman Meade Comanche Cloud Mitchell Osborne Rawlins Thomas Scott Ford Clark Sedgwick Sumner Kingman and Gove. The first 32 were recently designated drought disaster areas on a short term basis. Farmers may buy livestock feed at reduced prices under the program.
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Kansas
Topeka
Fred Hall
Cheyenne
Sherman
Wallace
Greeley
Hamton
Morton
Logan
Wichita
Kearny
Hodgeman Meade
Comanche
Cloud
Mitchell
Osborne
Rawlins
Thomas
Scott Ford
Clark Sedgwick
Sumner Kingman
Gove
Flaming Truck Explodes Killing Woman in Cincinnati Wreck
A gasoline truck trailer overturned and exploded in Cincinnati near Harrison and State avenues, setting 10 buildings ablaze and destroying four cars. One woman, Mrs May Barnett, 52, died from shock or heart attack while being helped from her burning home as about 50 residents fled. Driver Larry Whitaker, 26, said the second trailer overturned and exploded after he turned off State into Harrison.
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Cincinnati
Harrison
State Avenues
Western Hills
Larry Whitaker
State
Whitaker
May Barnett
Stanley
Police Report From Deserted Drive-In Theater
Salt Lake City officers faced a puzzled report after a 3 am call from a drive-in theater booth. A couple claimed they slept through a movie and woke to a locked, empty lot. the theater manager opened gates. The report shows officers debating phrasing and motive.
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Salt Lake City
US 55 Marking Approved for Kansas Route Extension
A plan to designate US 50N and K45 as part of the new US 55 route between Kansas City and Springer NM received approval. The route would begin at Elkhart and run northeast to Great Bend, then east to Baldwin junction and north to Kansas City, with a current US 50S segment between Larned and Garden City to receive a new number at the next highway commission meeting.
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Peka
Kansas
Kansas City
Springer, N. M
Elkhart
Tung
Great Bend
Farmers Hear Explanation of Soil Bank Plan
County ag officials explained the soil bank acreage reserve to about 175 farmers at the 4-H building. The program centers on 1956 wheat allotments, drought adjustments, and year to year eligibility with application at the ASC office starting Monday.
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ASC
Finney County
Soil Bank
Oscar Norby
Jap Institute Reports Nuclear Blast Over Bikini Area
Kyoto University Meteorological Research Institute says a nuclear blast likely occurred more than six miles above the Bikini area last Tuesday. Earlier Japan's National Weather Bureau reported air pressure and wave data indicating an explosion at Bikini around 1:15 am local time Tuesday.
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Jap Institute
Kyoto
Japan
Meteorological Research Institute of
Kyoto University
Bikini
National Weather Bureau
Tuesay
State Probe Group Declared Unconstitutional by Kansas Court
Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled the 1956 budget session legislative investigating committee unconstitutional except for Harold Fatzer who abstained. The court said the budget session is limited to budget matters and cannot conduct broader investigations into governmental operations. The panel, created with a $75,000 appropriation, had been challenged by the attorney general at Gov. Fred Hall's directive.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Harold Fatzer
Fatzer
Supreme Court
Fred Hall
Four Accidents In This Area Reported Near Garden City
A series of four accidents around Garden City Friday caused extensive vehicle damage and one fatality. At 10:45 a.m. near Sublette a truck driven by Billy Collins collided with Carl Gustaf’s car as Collins tried to pass, overturning and throwing a tractor from the trailer. At 9 p.m. four miles east on US 50S a steer killed by Walter Prendergast’s eastbound station wagon. The animal was owned by Robert Walker. At Alfalfa Mill in the 1800 block of W Kansas Ave, Harold Swartley and Alla Mae Albers were involved when a truck backing from the mill failed to see oncoming traffic, causing minor damage to the Albers car. At 5:30 p.m. at 506 N 4th Leonard Brungardt and Robert Mack collided as Brungardt turned onto Fourth and Mack attempted a midblock U-turn. Mack charged with improper U-turn and Brungardt with defective brakes.
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Garden City
Sublette
Tho Highway Patrol
Billy L. Collins
Cherokee
Okla
Collins
Carl James Gustaf
Gardendale
Walter C. Prendergast
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert Walker
Alfalfa Mill
Kansas Ave
Harol Swartley
Route One
Alla Mae Albers
E. Fulton
Swartley
National
Alfalfa Dehydrating and Milling Co
Lamar
Colo
Albers
Leonard Jake Brungardt
Robert Bruce Mack
Brungardt
Fourth Street
Pine
Mack
Colorado seeks drought disaster designation for plains
Denver Gov Ed Johnson considered a recommendation to place virtually all of Colorado's eastern plains under drought disaster classification. The proposal, from state agriculture commissioner Paul W. Swisher, requires approval by the governor and the State Drought Committee before federal action.
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Colorado Plains
Denver
Ed C. Johnson
Colorado
Plains
Paul W. Swisher
Sam Overpaid by a Dollar Sparks Second Complaint
Chuckle caption about Sam receiving a dollar too much in his pay envelope and remaining quiet. When the paymaster discovers the error and deducts a dollar, Sam protests loudly. He argues one mistake is forgivable but two deserve complaint.
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Sam
Colorado Polio Cases Well Behind '55 Rate
Colorado reports fifteen polio cases this year, far below last year’s pace of 53 for the same period. The state health department notes only four cases since June 1, with the polio season just beginning, and compares this to seventeen cases last June and a monthly average of 16.2.
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Colorado
Denver
State Health Department
Whisky as snakebite antidote trial funded in Tempe
TEMPE Ariz Is a slug of whisky really an antidote for snakebite The National Science Foundation has given Arizona State College at Tempe $2000 to seek the answer The grant aims to test whether whisky can counter venom effects and assess practical use.
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Tempe, Ariz
National Science Foundation
Arizona State College
Tempe
Foreign Aid Bill Victory for Eisenhower in Senate
The Senate approved a $4.562 billion foreign aid authorization by a 54 to 25 vote and sent it to conference with the House. Foes dropped many efforts to deepen cuts, but talks will continue over the authorization and subsequent appropriations. The House had approved $3.8 billion, with party splits reflecting broad support and opposition.
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Washington
Wwd
Eisenhower
Senate
House
Foreign Relations Committee
Free World Alliance
Communist Bloc of Nations
Senate House
Thiteen Democrats
Republans
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Roy Leathers
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Roy
New State Lake
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Clarence Wendler
Athletics
Ness
A’s
Blaze Burns
Elkhart Films
Bloodi
Bloodhart
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Weather Borean
Lower 'S
Ties
Wi Tree
Badge City
Goodland
Trace Liberal
Russell Wean
Pratt
Amarillo
Guymon i
Hutch Police
Orro
David
Learnieg
Donald Hults
Lawrence
Carl Haxman
R. C. Woodward
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A. E. Anderson
Sconi
Howard Bentley
Kinsley
Clyde Littler
Cottonwood Falls
Dale Saffels
Bentley
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